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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Baku cares about these people, so we should feel inclined to care as well, right?

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

These are generally shows that place a notable emphasis on stuff like having empathy for others and things of that sort -- forms of heroism that the average viewer will actually have chances to apply to their own real lives, as opposed to just the spectacular feats that thrill them because of how fantastical they are.

Forgive me if I'm totally missing the mark here, but it seems to me that what you guys are asking for is for the show to take more steps towards having the viewer feel empathy for the VOTW, which, sure, but here's my angle.

If we're talking purely the side/weekly characters, I don't think that's the kind of show that Zeztz is aiming to be. I think it moreso expects one to have sympathy for the people involved in the monster plots, rather than the viewer outright putting themselves in the character's' shoes via empathy.

Again, using Baku himself as the viewpoint here, yes, he does care enough about saving the lives of others, but he's also not about to throw himself into the lives of others wholesale. Not unlike say, a firefighter in real life. The only exceptions to this arguably being Nem and Fujimi, of whom he's starting to see as friends and/or allies. A spy typically doesn't stay in one spot for long.

Would it be nice if every single character were super deep and every arc hit me in the feels? Sure, I guess. But again, that doesn't seem to be the goal, and I'd rather try to enjoy a show for what it is than what it isn't. And if the main idea is a slowburn in regards to the arcs of the main cast with some fun superhero antics along the way? Yeah, I have no problem embracing that. If it's not for you, that's fine, I just don't see anything talked about as an inherent failing, per se.

Or maybe I'm the one not tuning into the show properly and everything will flip on me in the coming episodes, who knows?